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' 2 sheets-'sheen 1. E. C. BASGOM.4

(No Model.)

sovf: SUPPORT.

Patented May 23, 1882.

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(No Model.) `2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

. E. C. BASCOM.

sToVB SUPPORT. Y No. 258,351. l Patented May 23, 1882.

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SPCIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 258,351, dated May 23 1882. ,p

Application file-d September 30, 1881. (No model.)

To all 'whom it 'may conce'ra.-

Be it knownthat 1, H. CLAY Bascoiir, acid- `zcn of thc United States, residingin the city Aof Troy, in the county ofRensselaer and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Stove-Supports,` of which the following is aspecitication, reference bcing had to the accompanying drawings. l

i My `invention relates to improvements in- 1o stove-supports, each having a continuons or 'ring-like horizontal portion with detachable legs; and the general objects of my improvements are, to so forni the legs and horizontall portion that the` former can be quicklygand firmly engaged with andnsecured to the latter. without the aid ot any screw, nut, bolt, wedge,4

or other separate'i part, and in such `manner that when thus engaged thc legs cannot beV moved on or along the 'horizontal portion in 2o any lateral or horizontaldircction whatsoever;

to form the horizontal portion in bars or sections which can be firmly secured together4 and tothe legs by means of said bars or scc-1 tions and legs alone; and tohavceachleg coniposed of a main part and a separable upper` i'r'nt part, which parts can be quickly and firmly secured together and tothe said horizontal portion by means of the latter only.

p Inthe aforesaid drawings, Figure lis a per- 3o spectivc view of a portion of a stove-supportl which embodies one form of all .my aforesaid improvements Figs. 2, 3, and et'arc perspective views of the parts which constitute the portion shown in Fig. 1. Figs. '5 and 6 are perspective views ofthe parts which compose the leg represented in Fig. 4. Fig. `7 is a horizontal section on a larger scale at about the,

' line z z, Fig. 1 ,and Fig. 8 is an enlarged horif zontal sectionat about theline yy, Fig`.1. Fig.

4o 9 is a perspective view of a stove-support which embodies some parts `of my invention. Figs. 10, 11, and 12 are different perspective viewsot-sonie of the horizontal bars or sections of the stove-support represented in Fig.

9,and Figs. 13 and 14 are perspective views of the outer and inner sides of one of the detachable legs of the same support. Fig.r 15 is a plan of a. horizontal section on a larger scale of a part of the support shown in Fig. 9,taken 5o at or about the line x win thelatteriigure, and

able legs of that stove-support.

Fig. 16isan elevation ot' a vertical sectionof a partof the same support at thc'line w win Figi). Fig. 17 is a perspective view of a portion of aliother stove-support which embraces a part t'" my invention, and Figs. 18 and 19 are perspecl 55 tive views of the outer and inner sides, and Fig. 20 is a top view, all of one of the rem-ov- Fig. 2L is za horizontal section, on a larger scale, of a part ofthe same support at the line a c in Fig. 17, 6o and Fig. 22 is a similar horizontal section of the leg shown in Figs. 18 and 19,enga`ged with the end parts of two bars ofthe horizontal portion of a stove-support.

A is one of the detachable legs,l and B is a horizontal part, ofthe stove-support. The'upper portion of each leg A has a centralrsta'nding lug, c,and two lateral standing lugs, d d, with intervening slots or spaces e c and seatsjl The horizontal portion ofthe support has'parts 7o l(jg/,formed to tit into the slots or spaces e cbctween the said lugs on the legs, and upon the seatsf, and against the rear side, 7L, ofthe central lugs, c, and against the t'ront sides, i i, ot" the lateral lugs d d, audagainst two or `more of the lateral edges jj, or k lr, orjj and It' il', of` said central and lateral lugs on the legs, all substantially as illustrated in and bythe aforesaid drawings, and in such manner that each leg can be quickly and firmly engaged with 8o the parts g g of the horizontal portion, as indicated` in Fig. 1, 9, or 17, and readily separated therefrom by properly moving the Iegi'n directions perpendicular or somewhat inclined to the plane of the upper edge or rim ot' tlre 85 horizontal portion ot' the support,'and so that when all the legs are thus engaged with said horizontal portion the legs cannot bc moved thereon in any horizontal, lateral, or sidewisc direction. .j l y 9 In Fig. 17 the horizontal part B is allcast in one and the same continuous ring-like piece; but in order that thchorizontal portion may be more easily'cast in various desirable ornamental shapes,'and to render the saine capa- 9 5' ble of being closely packedin a smaller spa-ce for more convenient transportation, I commonly make the horizontal portion of the support in two, three, four, or more separate bars or sections, as indicated in Fig. 22 or in Figs. roo

9, 10, 11,12, or 1, 2, 3, and with .their end parts,

, g g, shapediand adapted to be firmly engaged with the legs, substantially as shown in those figures.

In order that the upper front part ofa leg of the stove-support may be more conveniently.`

'polished and nickel-plated, and changed for a new one or another having a differentorna-v such upper and lower separable parts of lthe- `leg can be quickly and tirmlysecured together withf-aiidmerel y by thev aforesaidI parts yg g of .tlicshorizontal portion of the support,\-Icom.

lpos.e,.suchleg of .the mai nandiipperiseparable parts, lLand lil, Figs. ,4, 5and 6,andl make rthe.mainpart, Fig. 5, withl the cent-ralstauit.`- ing lug, it, attop, and form the .upper part, M,`

Fig. 6,. with thelaterallugs d d, and so as to fitalpon-theipart Land againstitsglug mand therewith formthe, luge as shown in Fig. 4,;

.and have, in orthronghtheiug n,.:the.recesses; o,-. Fig. 5, anden-.the reary side` ofithei part Mil .eorrespondingprojections, 1),-,indicated bytlotA ted lines in Fig. 6, and arranged to titintothc.

`.recesses o, so` that 'the twoparts Landl M of Athea-leg `lwill be firmly secured togethcrtanil to'the corresponding.horizontal.portions B 13,;

Figs. 2.,.and 3, bythe mere engagement otthe parts. .g g of .the portions B B-with thelugsa anddd ofthe .compoundleg, as indicated. by .-Fig's. 1, 7,.and 8.

As` an equivalent` for the twoirecessese 0,'

Fig. v5, inthe part n, and-correspondin g .projections on the rear side of the part M, the part;

.a canhave-a central perforation or recess, as findicated by dotted Alines at o', Fig. 5,and the ^`part M a rear projection 1 adapted to` tit into, A,such recess or perforation.

i In carryingioutthis invention the general .horizontal form ofthe support can be circular, as in Fig. 17, or variously.quadrilateral, as iii-.- vdicated by Figs. Sand l, or of whateverforin ywill t the base of the stove to be supported;

-.al1d `the shapes of the lugscd d, slots or spaces e, and seats f lon. the legs, and of vthe .correvsponding parts g-g on -the `horizontal portion engaging .,tlierewith, can be varied, as illustrated by thedrawin gs. thepartsg g ofthe horizontalportionmust tit 1n allcases, however,

against and engage with the lugs c d d ofi-.the `legs in such mannerithat when allgthe flegsare thus engaged with` the. whole .horizontalv por-f. ation in theI form of laacontinuousi or ringflik'e frame, asindicated in. Fig. 9,no1e.g or legs of f the support canbe moved laterally or sidewise V-on or. along the .horizontal'aportion in any Adi- `reetion whatever, so .that no `lef ..canb e accidentally or-ot-herwise displaced while a stove .rests upon.` the support, but so .that when the stove shall be removed the legs can then be readily detached from and resecured to the horizontal portion ot' the support, as herein described.

-I am aware that stove-supports have before been made in whichv horizontal 4.frame-bars were connected together and supported by means of detachable legs; but in each instance bolts or otherequivalent means have been employed for insuring the relative positions of the parts.

What I claim as my invention is- 1. A stove-support coin posed of a horizontal .frame ofseparable bars or plates and a corresponding number of legs which are adapted to and engaged by the ends ot' ,said bars, substantially. as.y described, and the i whole autoinaticallylocl'red ltogetherfby gravity, substantially asandifor .thepurpose specified.

2. A..stovesupport composed of detachable legs having v.the central andiateral standing ]ugs,.c,d d, with intervening spaces@` and seats f, substaititially` as described, and the horizon,- ztalfportion..havingtlie parts g g extendingand ..titting betweenand against .said Iugs,and-en- ,ga ging with the lateral edges thereof, andfrestlingupon said seats, and preventing lateral or ysidewise. movement ofthe legs on or alongsaid .horizonta1.portion, as set forth.

3. Astove-support composed of .detachable legsbaving .the standing topi-lugs,c and d d,

v.siibs'tantially as described, in com bination with v.bars or-sections,.each having its enilportions,

gg, extending and fitting between and against and engaging with said lngsfandthereby se- .curing said legsandbars or sections-together Yengaging `with said mainportion, andadapted to be firmly secured-thereto` by engagement with `the .partsfg g of the liorizontalportion of a stove-support, substantially as described. i.V 5..Thecombinat-ion, with `the coinpoundleg consisting cf the .separable parts L M, shaped and fittingtogether substantially as described,

of. the barshaving ,end parts, g g, formed and engaging with the two parts ot'. the vleg and ...therebysecurin g .the Vsame together, substantially assetforth.

. .Intestiinony whereof Ihereuntosetmy hand, inithepresence of two subscribing witnesses,

.ttbis28thday oit-September, 188i.

H. CLAY BASCOM.

Witnesses:

LEWIS K. Moena, A .AUSTIN4 EPARK.

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